Serve
Here you will find videos to improve your serve.
Understand the Kick Serve.
Pronation Made Simple
Most players struggle with the kick serve because they focus on complicated technical instructions rather than understanding the swing path.
In this video, I demonstrate a simple hairbrush drill that teaches the natural movement behind a high-level kick serve.
As the brush moves from the back of the head toward the front and then releases away from the body, it naturally creates many of the key elements found in an effective kick serve, including:
• Upward brushing action
• Correct swing direction
• Natural pronation
• Improved spin production
• Better racket path awareness
This is an easy drill that players of all levels can use to develop a more reliable and effective kick serve
Fix Your Serve in 5 Minutes:
The ‘Watch’ Trick Explained
In this video, we break down one of the most misunderstood elements of the tennis serve: the so-called “elbow snap.”
Most players attempt to create power through the wrist or forearm, but the real driver of racket speed comes from humeral internal rotation combined with timed elbow extension.
The problem?
This movement is difficult to feel, and even harder to coordinate.
To solve this, I introduce a simple but powerful external cue:
👉 Imagine wearing a watch on your upper arm (humerus)
👉 At the end of the swing, point that watch directly at your opponent
This single idea reorganizes the motion:
Encourages correct sequencing of internal shoulder rotation
Aligns elbow extension with rotational acceleration
Reduces overuse of the wrist and forearm Improves energy transfer through the kinetic chain
From a biomechanical perspective, this cue promotes:
Efficient proximal-to-distal sequencing
Optimal angular velocity transfer
Reduced breakdown in the acceleration phase
From a biomechanical perspective, this cue promotes:
Efficient proximal-to-distal sequencing
Optimal angular velocity transfer
Reduced breakdown in the acceleration phase
If your serve feels arm-dominated, lacks penetration, or breaks down under pressure, this is likely the missing link.
Fix Your Kick Serve With This Simple Throwing Drill
The kick serve is one of the most misunderstood shots in tennis. Many players try to “brush up” on the ball with their arm, which usually leads to tension, poor racket speed, and very little spin.
Instead of forcing a “brushing” motion, the spin emerges from the correct swing path.
If you want to learn the kick serve in a way that feels natural, powerful, and repeatable, start with the throw.
In reality, the kick serve is built on the same kinetic chain used in throwing actions.
In this video I show a simple progression that teaches the correct swing path naturally:
Start with a soccer-style throw from a serving stance Throw the ball out and down to the side
Notice how the arm segments automatically — shoulder, elbow, then forearm
Remove one hand and repeat the throwing motion
Add the racket and reproduce the same movement to hit a kick serve
This progression works because the throwing motion automatically organizes the body in the correct sequence. The legs drive upward, the trunk tilts and rotates, the shoulder externally rotates, and the arm whips through contact with natural pronation.
Most Players Think Their Arm Is Loose. It Isn’t.
A Loose Grip Is Not Enough: Why Your Serve Needs a Loose Arm
The Missing Link in the Tennis Serve: Total Arm Relaxation
Why You Can’t Serve Fast With a Tight Arm (Even With a Loose Grip)
This Simple Test Instantly Reveals If Your Serve Is Too Tight
If Your Racket Doesn’t Fall Like This, Your Serve Is Locked
Most Players Think Their Arm Is Loose. It Isn’t.
Serve Power Comes From Arm Inertia — Not Muscle Tension
How a Relaxed Arm Allows Pronation, ISR, and Whip Speed
Why Arm Tension Kills the Kinetic Chain in the Serve
The Serve Power Progression No One Teaches
If players are told to “transfer weight” they nod politely—then nothing changes. So instead of talking, we train the movement.
This lesson gives you a structured progression:
• Step-through serving: build directional movement and timing
• Forward hop mechanics: develop elastic forward propulsion
• Full serve integration: convert momentum into racquet speed
You’ll see why this improves power, timing, balance, contact height, and even reduces shoulder load by improving kinetic chain sequencing.
Upper Arm to Racket:
The Segmented Motion of the Serve
The tennis serve isn’t about muscle, it’s about mechanics.
Discover how the arm works as a segmented chain — from shoulder rotation, to forearm acceleration, to hand control, and finally into the racket.
Once you understand the chain, you’ll unlock more power and consistency with less effort.
A Ball, a Racket, and a Shoulder -
The Serve Fix that Works
In today's session, we explain how to create and reproduce the perfect racket drop and eradicate "Waiter Serve" problems forever.